Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this area include: woodland, monument.
- The most accessible entrance has slight ramps/slopes.
- This entrance is at the far end of the car park.
- There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: seating, a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.
Public Transport
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The nearest train station is Taunton.
- Taunton station is approximately 8 miles from Wellington Monument.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking
- This site has a car park.
- The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: potholes.
- This is an open air car park with a gravel surface.
- Parking is free for National Trust members, but charges apply for all other visitors.
- There are clearly presented payment signs.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: woodland.
- At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: all areas.
- At this location the following areas require payment from everyone (including National Trust members): monument tour.
- Parking is free for National Trust members but chargeable for all other visitors.
Route to (Wellington Monument)
- From the car park, go past the payment meter and to the left of the information board.
Follow the path until you come to an opening, with the Wellington Monument in front of you.
The monument is 450 metres from the car park. - The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
- Path surfaces along the route are gravel and muddy.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no accessible shuttle to this area.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located at the end of the path from the car park, just before the monument.
- Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is over 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: woodland.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass and gravel.
- Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor space.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is step-free level access around some of the area.
- There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails, steep ramps/slopes without handrails and more than 3 steps with handrails in the main areas.
- There are slight slopes to the monument.
There are steep slopes into the wooded areas.
There is some stepped access into the wooded areas. - There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.